United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) and the French State Shipbuilding Corporation DCNS signed today in St. Petersburg, an agreement providing for the establishment of a joint shipbuilding consortium, PortNews correspondent reported from the official ceremony of signing the agreement. A consortium of USC and DCNS plans to jointly participate in tenders for the construction of civil and naval vessels.
As USC’s President & CEO Roman Trotsenko said in response to a PortNews question that the construction of supply ships for the Arctic resources development, icebreakers and generally speaking the complex in manufacturing terms vessels could be the most promising areas of commercial shipbuilding. According to him, the Consortium should help exchange the state-of-the-art shipbuilding technology.
In his turn, DCNS’s CEO & Chairman Patrick Boissier highlighted the Consortium would be able to implement any projects for construction a broad range of vessels demanded on the global market.
In particular, it is not ruled out that the Consortium might be engaged in building of Mistral class ships.
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense had announced its intention to acquire landing helicopter carriers such as the French Mistral. Later, USC stated that Russian shipbuilders would be willing to participate in bidding for the warship contract.
The negotiations on the Consortium agreement from the Russian side were led by Deputy Russian Prime Minister Igor Sechin.
As USC’s President & CEO Roman Trotsenko said in response to a PortNews question that the construction of supply ships for the Arctic resources development, icebreakers and generally speaking the complex in manufacturing terms vessels could be the most promising areas of commercial shipbuilding. According to him, the Consortium should help exchange the state-of-the-art shipbuilding technology.
In his turn, DCNS’s CEO & Chairman Patrick Boissier highlighted the Consortium would be able to implement any projects for construction a broad range of vessels demanded on the global market.
In particular, it is not ruled out that the Consortium might be engaged in building of Mistral class ships.
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense had announced its intention to acquire landing helicopter carriers such as the French Mistral. Later, USC stated that Russian shipbuilders would be willing to participate in bidding for the warship contract.
The negotiations on the Consortium agreement from the Russian side were led by Deputy Russian Prime Minister Igor Sechin.